Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.4° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
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4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
3
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2831
4025
5058
4640
4080
3569
3195
2853
2606
2534
2308
1977
1684
1491
1264
1208
1047
902
771
643
581
521
480
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
0
SSE
5
NNW
0
N
5
E
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:15AM1.87m
6:38PM1.80m
7:06AM1.89m
7:30PM1.78m
8:02AM1.89m
8:27PM1.75m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.22m
00:55AM0.20m
1:29PM0.24m
1:49AM0.21m
2:27PM0.26m
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Temp °C
8
8
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
13
14
15
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
8
11
9
10
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
5
5
6
6
7
12
11
12
7
8
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